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Portable Ubuntu, Windows Live Together in Perfect Harmony

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 2 comments
LinuxInsider; By Jack M. Germain 		Mail this story
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PC users who want to have an Ubuntu machine without eighty-sixing Windows completely often configure their systems to run both -- though a reboot is sometimes required. Not so with Portable Ubuntu. The app starts up an instance of Hardy Heron within Windows on demand. Though its window frames and menu bars appear the same as those of the user's Windows setup, it's Ubuntu through and through.

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Comments (2)

tuxchick ·
Actually both feet, and moving up towards the head, Linux keeps trying to get friendlier and easier. What a contrast to that Proprietary Innovation. They're close, the correct word is enervation.
theboomboomcars ·
What I think is really funny about this is that MS is having a hard time getting their XP compatibility working, aka XP in a virtual machine, but Ubuntu doesn't have any trouble.

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